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JImbo“Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if youtake it bravely and gallantly, as a splendid adventure in which you are settingout into an unknown country, to face many a danger, to meet many a joy, to findmany a comrade, to win and lose many a battle.” — Annie Besant

I say wait a bit....According to U of MN extension: "Time of planting is critical since bothoptimum shoot and bulb development require a cold treatment. Garlic inMinnesota should be planted in the fall - usually within one to two weeksafter the first killing frost (32 degrees Fahrenheit). In northernMinnesota, planting during the third to fourth week of September isrecommended, while in southern Minnesota planting around the first orsecond week of October is recommended."from:https://www.extension.umn.edu​/garden​/fruit​-vegetable​/growing​-garlic​-in​-minnesota​/index​.html

I talked with a woman in Northfield who has grown 20+ kinds of garlic formany years. She actually plants garlic according to certain moon phases.Ok...maybe a little unconventional, but I figure she obviously knows muchmore about garlic than I do. She said she will plant this year either Oct 6,7 or the 11, 12. She also said that many people who have trouble growinggarlic, don't put enough mulch over the top. She always puts at least 6inches of mulch over it, just in case we don't have much snow cover, so itdoesn't freeze out. So I'm taking her advice, seeing those little cloves areso darn expensive!

JImbo“Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if youtake it bravely and gallantly, as a splendid adventure in which you aresetting out into an unknown country, to face many a danger, to meet many ajoy, to find many a comrade, to win and lose many a battle.” — Annie Besant

If your soil is too wet to work with it probably would be best wait untilit is drier before planting your garlic. It certainly would not be good togo ahead with planting garlic in wet soil if you have heavy clay soil likeI had where I once lived in Southern Minnesota. In that soil you wouldreally mess up the soil by planting it when it is wet. In lighter soil youmight get away with planting in somewhat wet soil.

I have read in a couple of places that you can plant garlic well after theusually recommended date and still get a good crop.